# Whine

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/whine/40949>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** lacrosse, buick\
**Created:** [December 19, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whine/40949 "2009-12-19T02:07:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![orangy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/5f8ce5/32.png) [@orangy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/orangy)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whine/40949/1 "2009-12-19T02:07:46Z")

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have a 2006 buick lacross with 50k miles. I changed the transmission fluid/filter and now makes trans. whine. worse when cold, only light whine accelerating on highway. i changed fluid/filter again OEM specs, still whine? any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whine/40949/2 "2009-12-19T12:10:33Z")

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Was the fluid the brand and specs listed in the owner’s manual?

Are you sure it was filled to the correct (not too little or not too much) level?

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**Author:** ![orangy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/5f8ce5/32.png) [@orangy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/orangy)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whine/40949/3 "2009-12-20T00:33:02Z")

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I put in the specified amount of Valvoline Dextron 6 with a GM filter and the fluid is right on the correct dipstick mark when hot/level…